C. DeWitt Brown Leadman Award
Each year, the Mason Contractors Association of America presents the C. DeWitt Brown Leadman Award to an individual who has provided exemplary leadership in advancing the masonry industry.
All of the individuals who have received this prestigious award have demonstrated a tireless dedication to our industry through years of volunteer support and hard work. They have helped to ensure that our industry remains vital for the nearly 500,000 people employed through masonry.
2022
Don Foster
Masonry Cosmetics
South Bend, IN
2021
Paul Odom
Spec Rents LLC
Hamilton, TX
2020
Major Ogilvie
Block USA
Birmingham, AL
2019
Michael Sutter
Sutter Masonry, Inc.
El Mirage, AZ
2018
John Blair
Canadian Mason Contractors Association
Mississauga, ON
Brian Carney
SPEC MIX LLC
Eagan, MN
2017
Mark Kemp
Superior Masonry Builders, Inc.
Butler, WI
2016
Charles Newsome
Carolina Stalite Company
Salisbury, NC
2015
John Smith, Jr.
John J. Smith Masonry Co.
St. Louis, MO
2014
Gregg Borchelt
Brick Industry Association
Reston, VA
2013
Mackie Bounds
Brazos Masonry, Inc.
Waco, TX
2012
Robert V. "Buddie" Barnes
Dee Brown, Inc.
Dallas, TX
2011
Tom Daniel
GBC Concrete & Masonry
Lake Elsinore, CA
2010
Bill Holden
Block USA
Birmingham, AL
2009
Frank Campitelli
Baltimore Masonry, Inc.
Eldersburg, MD
2008
Paul Hoggatt
Hoggatt LPD
Pasadena, TX
2007
G. Alan Griffin
Griffin Contractors, Inc.
Morganton, NC
Chris Huckabee
Huckabee
Fort Worth, TX
2006
John Spencer
Spencer Brickwork, Inc.
St. Louis, MO
2005
William McConnell
Architectural Paving & Stone
Weymouth, MA
William Dentinger
B & D Associates, Inc.
Saint Paul, MN
Richard Felice
Forrest & Associate, Inc.
Des Moines, IA
2004
Richard Lauber
J&E Duff, Inc.
West Chicago, IL
1999
Donald C. Grant
Grant Masonry Contracting
Fenton, MO
1998
Richard Matthews
KMCO
Dayton, OH
1993
George Miller
MCAA
Lombard, IL
1989
Tony Zotollo
Anthony Zotollo, Inc.
S. Ozone Park, NY
Tony Luczynski
Robert V. "Buddie" Barnes
Dee Brown, Inc.
Dallas, TX
Mario Catani
Dur-O-Wal
Dayton, OH
1987
William Dentinger
B&D Associates, Inc.
Saint Paul, MN
Joseph Szabo
Bricklayers and Trowel Trades International Pension Fund
Don Lowery
Target Products Division
1983
Louis J. Helbert
John R. Mock
Dr. John Dunlop
1982
Robert Tubesing
Tubesing Construction Co., Inc.
George Plumb
1979
Robert Ebeling
IMAT
Leo Nazdin
Laborers' International Union of North America
Washington, D.C.
Dick Kacena
Anchor Manufacturing, Co.
1977
Charles Velardo
Newton Highlands, MA
Robert "Bob" Evans
Robert G. Evans Company
Robert Harrison
Mt. Prospect, IL
1976
Walter T. Derk
Fred S. James & Company
David Soloff, Jr.
Chattanooga, TN
1973
Herschel Hunt
Indianapolis, IN
Eugene George
Bob Rawlins
Pittsburgh Corning Corporation
Pittsburgh, PA
Allen Young
Memphis, TN
1970
Thomas F. Murphy
B.M. & P.I.U.
Washington, D.C.
Stephen D. Raimo
Syosset, NY
Lester Dietrich
St. Louis, MO
John William Chapman, Jr.
General Service Administration
Washington, D.C.
John Taheny
Chicago, IL
James Lonie
Dayton, OH
Harold W. Peterson
Chicago, IL
1964
Wiliiam Nelson
Washington D.C.
